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When the longing for authentic Pinoy dishes strikes in the U.S., Isla Grand stands ready to transport your taste buds back to the Philippines.

Carmina is traveling to the United States to spend time with her family. My dad planned a family gathering for Mother's Day at their favorite Pinoy restaurant . Since reservations aren’t possible, we arrived an hour early to ensure we could get a table for twelve before everyone else showed up. As my dad approached Isla Grand , the branch we visited in Pleasant Hills, California , the host at the door said they could prepare a table for twelve at five o'clock. Later, the server called my dad's name and guided us to our table. The place was bustling with people enjoying meals and celebrating Mother's Day. On our first visit to Isla Grand, I was captivated by the décor, noticing many native items that gave the place a fancy yet authentic Filipino feel. They usually have a live band, but unfortunately, there was no entertainment the night we went. My family had spoken highly of Isla Grand and encouraged us to try the Filipino dishes we’ve been missing from back home. Lech...

What are the advantages from Covid-19?


The advantage of being under covid-19 is that you realize what you have based on your life and how everything has changed around us.

We also learn that not only you are having a difficult time as well the people surrounded around you.

We also learn to change the way we live in what we don't normally do and being in this type of strict environment let us realize what we may have than other people we know.

Sometimes people think this covid-19 is a good thing it is something you learn to recognize and what can be change from you if you wanted too.

We learn to help others who are in need as well we learn to know who you are based on the old you and the new you.

Something I have learned from staying at home even if you don't get to travel you can still look at all your pictures and videos you have taken so many years in the past and still be able to remember them but not know the full date or details but when you have post it in your Facebook and the memory comes to you to remind you. You get to recognize the travel pictures with the details because to me it is like a reminder to let me know what day or what year I had traveled.

From the places I have traveled sometime you cannot remember it by heart but when you have a memory that informs you soon you will remember the memories all over again.

I have friends who are posting memories by playing music we use to listen to the days when we are young and carefree with those memories you get to listen to the music and see all the pictures from the decades when you’re young.

You end up finding your childhood friends and come back to remember who they are and sometimes they look the same than we return back our life in getting to know the person all over again.

What I have also learned the best thing when you live with a lot of people in your house hold you learn social distance and you end up staying in your room more and you eat alone without them you tend to have more time for yourself.

By the time the covid-19 has recovered and we can move on with our life we gain something by being a new person from all the experience we have learn and bring it along with us when we can do our daily routine.

 



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